2003 SEASON
Was expected to be a major contributor before a hamstring injury in prematurely ended his season? Appeared in only 12 games with 11 starts? Made several key pinch-hit appearances? Made his UH pitching debut at Pepperdine at the Battle at the Beach? Collected a save against the Waves with a pair of strikeouts? Broke out of an early-season slump in a big way against Alabama during the Minute Maid Park Classic? Went 4-for-5 with two runs, four RBIs and a home run against the Crimson Tide? Batted 2-for-4 against Texas A&M at the Minute Maid Park College Classic? Named to the All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 in three games? Went 2-for-4 with a run at LSU in the first game of that series? Saw his 60-game playing streak snapped in the middle game of the UL Lafayette series after straining his hamstring? Returned from injury to start at DH in the first game of the East Carolina series? Came off the bench to lace a pinch-hit, game-tying RBI-single in the sixth inning in the ECU series finale.

2002 SUMMER
Played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod League... Topped the league with seven home runs and was second in RBIs, extra-base hits (17) and slugging percentage (.489)... Named to the Cape Cod League All-Star Game.

2002 SEASON
Led team with 18 home runs, the second highest total in UH single-season history... Second on squad with 56 RBIs and topped Cougars with 17 doubles.... Led all players with a .648 slugging percentage... Went 2-for-4 with a run against Texas A&M on the final day of the Astros College Classic... Followed that with another two-hit performance and added two runs and a pair of RBIs against LSU in first game of series... Broke out of offensive slump with 2-for-4 performance with two home runs, including a grand slam, at UL Lafayette in the series finale... Also added a career-best five RBIs against the Cajuns.... Went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs, and a two-run home run in the middle game of the Tulane series... Went 2-for-4 with two runs, a double, triple and RBI against Tulane in the finale of that series... Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs against Fresno State... Drove in the game-winning run in the 13th inning with an infield groundout during the series finale at Southern Mississippi... Went 2-for-4 with two runs, three RBIs and a three-run home run against Texas A&M... Had a career day against Memphis in the first game of that series... Batted 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles and an RBI against the Tigers... Batted 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and three runs against Memphis in the middle game of that series? Continued his hot play against Memphis in the series finale? Went 3-for-4 with two runs, a home run and four RBIs against the Tigers? Broke a 5-5 tie in the fifth inning and gave the Cougars a lead they would never relinquish with a two-run home run... Named C-USA Hitter of the Week following the Memphis series... Went 3-for-5 with a run, home run and three RBIs against Cincinnati in the series opener... Laced a two-out, two-strike, two-RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to give UH a one-run lead over Cincinnati in the middle game of that series? Went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI in the series finale against Cincinnati... Batted 3-for-3 with a run, double and two RBIs against Sam Houston State... Gave Cougars an early lead with RBI single and added a two-run homer against South Florida in series finale? Finished day against Bulls 2-for-3 with a run and two RBIs... Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against Tulane to help lead the Cougars into the C-USA Tournament championship game... Teamed with Chris Snyder in the fifth inning on back-to-back shots against the Green Wave... Gave the Cougars an early lead with a two-run home run against New Mexico State during the first game of the NCAA Regional at Mesa? Finished the day 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs against NMSU.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Attended San Jacinto JC for one year before transferring to Houston... Was an all-conference, all-region and All-America honoree in 2001 after hitting .377 with 17 home runs, 17 doubles and 73 RBIs... Also received the Rawlings Big Stick Award to help lead team to a 40-14 overall record... Went 8-for-12 with a double and four home runs in a series against Brownsville... Batted 4-for-6 with a double and three home runs in a series against Ranger JC... Played ball for one season at McClennan CC under head coach Paul Miller during the 2000 season... Batted .286 with 12 home runs, 12 doubles and 48 RBIs.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered for head coach Bart Bratcher at Westwood HS... Batted .427 with seven home runs, 13 doubles and 39 RBIs one season... Was an all-district second-team selection

PERSONAL
Full name is Brett Andrew Cooley... Born on Nov. 21, 1980, in Minneapolis, Minn.... Son of Tom and Kathie Cooley... Majoring in communications... Recruited by Tulane, Baylor, Ole Miss, LSU and Long Beach State.